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Vincennes Scout Day: Takeaways

October 22, 2025
By: Illinois Scouting Staff

On Thursday, October 9th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff traveled to Lincoln Trail College to host the Vincennes Scout Day, conducting a pro-style workout with over 30 of their players.

Today, we are taking a look at some of the biggest standouts from the day with scouting reports and videos, below. 

Position Players 

So. C/INF Carter Gricius (Scottsburg, IN)

6-foot, 205-pounds, durable and strong build, evenly proportioned. Highly physical right-handed bat that looks to be one of the top returners for the Trailblazers, hitting .323 last spring in 155 at-bats with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 42 RBIs. He gets consistent intentful swings off with a flat path that creates length through the zone, will sometimes look to work uphill and lift, 96 mph peak EV. 

So. C Ryan Robinson (Mooresville, IN)

5-foot-10, 180-pounds, proportionate frame with room to add strength. Simple and easy right-handed swing, works to keep the ball on a line, stayed up the middle of the field and pull-side. Clean actions behind the plate, controlled glove-to-hand, works in-line from the chute, 2.06 pop-time (T72 mph). 

Fr. C Carson Reed (Graves County, KY)

5-foot-10, 160-pounds, trim and athletic build, projectable with room to add strength. Athletic right-handed swing with length through the zone and a flat path, works to keep the ball on a line, clean swing with loose wrists, used the whole field. Clean glove-to-hand with some quickness, works in-line and gains ground from the chute, flashed throws on the bag, 1.95 pop-time, T77 mph. 

Fr. C/INF Ethan Papalios (Beavercreek, OH)

6-foot-1, 190-pounds, proportionate strength with broad shoulders. Strong right-handed swing, longer stride with intent through the baseball, flat path, stayed pull-side throughout the round with some elevated contact at times, 101 mph peak EV, averaged 93 mph with a 363’ max distance - also averaged 77 mph for his bat-speed and 23.5 mph for his hand-speed. Clean actions behind the plate, short and quick transfer, arm works to the ear and over the top, throws played around the bag, mostly arm-side, 1.96 pop-time, T78 mph. 

Fr. OF Elijah Papalios (Beavercreek, OH)

5-foot-8, 180-pounds, rounded shoulders with some present strength. Right-handed hitter with athletic hands, showed some feel to use the whole field with a line-drive approach, 94 mph peak EV. Athletic actions in the outfield, soft hands, moves well into a crowhop with well above-average arm-strength and arm-speed (T93 mph.)

Fr. OF Deacon Lewis (Hamilton Southeastern, IN)

6-foot-1, 185-pounds, lean build with long arms, room to add strength. Raw and athletic swing, loose hands with a flat path, line-drive intent, worked mostly pull-side with some middle of the field approach as well, 94 mph peak EV. Athletic mover in the outfield, quick feet with some bounce, rangy, 6.87 runner and 86 mph peak velocity, long and loose arm with some whip. 

So. OF Jevan Andrews (Hobart, IN)

5-foot-9, 170-pounds, compact and athletic build, rounded shoulders. Compact and repeatable right-handed swing, flat path with bat-speed, middle/pull approach throughout, 94 mph peak EV. One of the top returning bats for the Trailblazers, recorded a .302 average in 182 at-bats in 2025 with 14 doubles. Moves well in the outfield, explosive through the baseball, sure-handed, strong arm with arm-speed, high ¾ slot (T85 mph). 

Fr. INF Tannar Patterson (Heath, OH)

6-foot-1, 205-pounds, athletic build, strength throughout. Wide and balanced base with a small foot lift. Pure left-handed swing, slight uphill bat path, long through the zone. 92.9 mph average exit velocity (101.4 mph max). Patterson showed some serious hand speed, having an average of 23.6 mph (24.4 mph max). Started the event off by running a 6.99 60-yd dash. Defensively, Patterson posted an 87 mph infield velocity.

Fr. CIF Matthew Everroad (Greensburg Community, IN)

6-foot-6, 296-pounds, physical frame, strong lower half. Wide, balanced base with minimal foot lift. Compact swing, slight uphill bat path, quick through the zone, pull-side approach. Everroad posted some of the top exit velocities of the event, maxing out at 102.7 mph. He had an impressive average bat speed of 79.9 mph (88.2 mph max). Everroad looks to be an impact bat for Vincennes.

Two-Ways

Fr. INF/RHP Tyler Singleton (William Henry Harrison, IN)

5-foot-11, 175-pounds, high-waisted and trim build, room to add more strength throughout. Clean and balanced right-handed swing with length through the zone, controlled mover with the ability to match plane, 95 mph peak EV, averaged 74 mph for his bat-speed. On the mound, worked exclusively out of the stretch, shorter leg-lift into balance point, holds a slight pre-bend in the back knee down the mound, works in-line. Longer arm swing out of the glove into a high ¾ arm slot. Fastball worked in the 84-87 mph range topping out at 88 mph, showing natural run to the arm-side. Flashed feel for his slider that played with a short lateral wrinkle, 78-82 mph. Changeup played similar to the fastball with arm action to the arm-side, 78-80 mph with some strikes. 

Pitchers 

Fr. RHP Talan Meyers (Jefferson, IN)

6-foot-4, 184-pounds, strong and durable build, long-levered. Easy movement patterns, controlled into a medium leg-lift, holds pre-bend in the back knee throughout his side-step and while working down the mound, works in-line. Quick and easy arm through release, arm-speed from a ¾ window. Fastball played in the 86-90 mph range, topping out at 91 mph with over 2,300 rpm, gradual running action to the arm-side, kept it around the zone. Curveball has developing feel but flashed well above-average spin with over 2,600 rpm. Slider showed big sweeping action with over 17” at times, playing between 2,400-2,500 rpm, flashed feel, 73-74 mph. Straight change is a nice addition to the arsenal, feel for the pitch with straight actions, sell it with arm-speed, 80-81 mph. 

Fr. LHP Kaagen Kendall (Hagerstown, IN)

6-foot-1, 165-pounds, athletic build, room to add strength. The left-hander has a controlled, simple delivery with high leg lift while utilizing the mound for plane. Long, loose arm action from a ¾ arm slot. His fastball sat 85-87 mph with straight actions. The pitch had an average spin rate of 2302 RPM. The changeup sat 76-78 mph with some fade. Kendall utilized two breaking balls. His slider sat 72-75 mph with sharp actions. The curveball sat 73-75 mph with depth. 

Fr. RHP Carter Williams (Jeffersonville, IN)

6-foot, 165-pounds, high-waisted, athletic build, room to add strength. The right-hander operates from a controlled delivery with a high leg lift. Short, quick arm action from a ¾ arm slot. His fastball sat 84-86 mph with straight actions. The pitch had an average spin rate of 2502 RPM and an average induced vertical break of 18.6 inches. He mixed in a cutter that sat 79-82 mph with late bite. HIs changeup sat 76-79 mph while keeping it low. Williams rounded out his four-pitch mix with a slider that sat 70-71 mph with a late break. The pitch had an average horizontal movement of -19.7 inches.